A while ago I made a list of fantasy books by people of color, primarily women of color, that I wanted to focus on. This blog doesn’t have a huge audience, but I felt that I should do my part (however small) to spread the word about books that aren’t as mainstream and/or books by…
It is Black History Month, but how long ’til Black Future Month? N. K. Jemisin’s The Broken Earth trilogy is one of my favorite fantasy series of all time. I’ve been slowly making my way through her other books and series, and I’ve honestly liked or loved everything, so I decided to pick up her…
I know the subtitle of this blog is “spoiler free reviews (almost) every Saturday,” but just know that every time I have to skip a week… I feel guilty about it. Despite the delayed post, I actually read this book quickly when I had time to read it. Invisible Planets is exactly as the subtitle…
A few years ago, I heard about this book from one of my favorite Booktubers. I put it on my Amazon wish list for a while because I could not find it in any bookstores near me. When I went to Toronto a couple of weekends ago, I finally found it in Bakka Phoenix. Support…
I would say that this is one book you can judge by its cover. It is beautiful inside and out. The smaller pictures making up the heart on the front cover correspond to images in the stories. I’ve mentioned Jen Campbell here before. She has a YouTube channel where she talks about books, writing, and…
Look at this cover! Moon, stars, birds? Yes, yes yes. Disappointingly, I didn’t like what was inside the book quite as much as the cover. Starlings is a collection of short stories and poems that usually sit in the realm of sci-fi or fantasy. As with most short story collections, the pieces in here are…
I’m late with this review, I know! I got this book as a Christmas present myself, so it was impossible for me to review it before Christmas. This is a short story collection/cookbook. There are 12 Christmas-themed stories and 12 Christmasy recipes. Some of the stories are a little dark or sad, and most have…
So, I will be honest here. I have not been reading much these past few months because I just haven’t felt like it. The end of the year is fast approaching, and Goodreads is reminding me that I am behind on my reading challenge. That means you’re in for short book reviews until the end…
If you recall, this was one of the books I really wanted to read this year. And finally, I did. And I’m glad I did. This is a wonderful collection of short stories. It is filled to the brim with creativity. The stories range from sci-fi to historical fiction to a mix of the two.…
This is a great collection, but it is very, very sad. I got this book at a bookstore’s going out of business sale for super cheap and all I knew going in was that it was supposed to be good and from the title I thought it would be about animals or animalistic qualities in…
the literary giraffe 
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